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B. W. BRUNSEN, J1. & J. G. GLADDING. REVERSIBLE OVERALLS.

No. 6,422. Patented July 17, 1888.

WITNESS-1E5 INVENTCIRE' N. PETERS. PhawLinw rm. Waihmgmn. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFicE.

EDXVARD WV. BRUNSEN, JR, AND JESSE G. GLADDING, OF BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND.

REVERSIBLE OVERALLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 386,422, dated July 17, 1888.

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To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, EDWARD WV. BRUN- snN, J r., and .Tnssn G. GLADDING,Of the town and county ofBristol, in the State of Rhode Island, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Reversible Garments; and we declare the following to be a specification thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Like letters indicate like parts.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of our invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 shows one of the shoulder-straps. Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse sections on the line a: x of Fig.1,illustrating the use of the waist-strap.

Our invention is a reversible garment commonly called overalls, and is made capable of being turned inside out and worn in either way or with either side front. It is provided with buttons both inside and outside the flaps to engage the shouldenstraps, and it also has waist-straps, which buckle together, and openings in the flaps, through which said waiststraps can be inserted when the garment is reversed.

The overalls are made of any suitable material, bntpreferably ofoil-eloth or rubber. They have the usual legs, A A. The flaps B B in front and rear are of the same shape and size. At the tops of the flaps, both inside and out, are buttons a a a a. The shouldenstraps O C have button-holes b I), by which they are but toned upon the flaps, as shown.

On one side are waist-straps D D, the former of which has abuckle, c. The purpose of said straps D D and buckle c is to draw up the loose material of the flaps and make the garment fit more closely at the waist. Near the place where said straps are sewed or fastened to the garment are openings (1 d, to allow the straps D D to pass through, as seen in Fig. 5, so that when the garment is reversed the waiststraps can by such adjustment be brought to the exposed side and used for the same purpose as already described.

The seams of the garment may be welted, so as to present the same appearance on both sides, or the material may be made up double, in which case the inner piece will serve as a lining to the outer interchangeably.

Such reversible overalls are useful, because they may be put on hastily with either side in front, as may be convenient, and are much more durable, because they can be worn hindside before or inside out, thus practically being capable of use in either of four ways.

\Ve claim as a novel and useful invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The reversible garment herein described, having legs A, flaps B, alike in front and rear, shoulder-straps O, buttoned to said flaps,straps D D above the hip upon one side, and openings (1 in the flaps, substantially as specified.

EDXVARD W. BRUNSEN, J R. JESSE G. GLADDING. \Vitnesses:

M. A. D. W. BRADFORD, FRANK E. RYoNE. 

